Gangotri Glacier

Gangotri Glacier is placed in Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand, India in a place bordering Tibet. This glacier, one of the number one property of the Ganges, is taken into consideration one of the most important in the Himalayas with an anticipated amount of over 27 cubic kilometers. The glacier is ready 30 kilometres lengthy and 4 km big. Around the glacier are the peaks of the Gangotri Group, including numerous peaks super for enormously hard trekking routes, which include Shivling, Thalay Sagar, Meru, and Bhagirathi III.

It flows more or less northwest, originating in a cirque under Chaukhamba, the highest height of the group. The terminus of the Gangotri Glacier is said to resemble a cow's mouth, and the region is referred to as Gomukh or Gaumukh. Gomukh, which is set 19 km from the town of Gangotri, is the right supply of the Bhagirathi river, an critical tributary of the Ganges. Gomukh is situated near the lowest of Shivling; in between lies the Tapovan meadow.